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Phillies Win Bizarre Game Behind Arrieta's Dominance, Wild Pitches

5/10/19: Game 31
PHI (14-17) at MIL (15-18), W 2-1
W: Arrieta (1-3, 5.29) L: Woodruff (1-3, 5.40) SV: Treinen (2)

PHI Lineup:
Crawford 6 - 4 for 5, 1 R
Knapp 2
Herrera 8
Donaldson 5
Santana 3
Hoskins 7
Kingery 4
Altherr 9
Arrieta 1 - 8.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 6 K

MIL Lineup:
Villar 4
Cain 9
Yelich 7
Shaw 3
Broxton 8
Vogt 2
Lowrie 6
Gyorko 5
Woodruff 1

Game 1 of the series got off to an odd note, as the Phillies' only 2 runs came from JP Crawford and Rhys Hoskins each scoring on wild pitches. In most cases, that would not be a very convincing offensive performance, but it was enough to get the job done as Jake Arrieta hurled 8 masterful innings, allowing just 1 R on 4 H. The Phillies forced Brewers' starter Brandon Woodruff out after 3.2 IP, but the Phillies couldn't do any damage against the Brewers' bullpen, leaving Arrieta to pitch his way through the rest of the game with the slim lead. Blake Treinen answered the call with a 1-2-3 9th inning to shut the door for the victory.


Phillies' 6 Run 1st Inning Outburst, McCarthy's Strong Start Leads Phils to 2nd Straight Series Win

5/11/19: Game 32
PHI (15-17) at MIL (15-19), W 12-3
W: McCarthy (4-3, 5.57) L: Hader (1-1, 5.70) SV: N/A

PHI Lineup:
Crawford 6 - 2 for 4, 2 BB, 1 R
Donaldson 5
Herrera 8 - 3 for 3, 2 BB, 3 R
Williams 9 - 2 for 4, 4 RBI
Santana 3 - 3 for 4, 1 BB, 2 RBI
Hoskins 7
Kingery 4
Alfaro 2
McCarthy 1 - 8.0 IP, 3 R, 0 BB

MIL Lineup:
Villar 4
Phillips 9 - 3 for 4, 1 R
Yelich 7
Shaw 3
Broxton 8
Vogt 2
Lowrie 6
Freese 5
Hader 1

The Phillies stormed out of the gate in the 1st, getting RBI singles from Nick Williams, Carlos Santana, and Rhys Hoskins all in succession. However, the big blow came when the next batter, Scott Kingery, hit a 3-run HR to give the Phillies a 6-0 lead with 1 out in the 1st. This took the pressure off of Brandon McCarthy for the most part, as he cruised for 7 scoreless innings before allowing 3 runs in the 8th, still completing a very strong start in the end. The Phillies also got HRs from Jorge Alfaro and Nick Williams in the offensive outburst, and the Phillies have secured back-to-back series wins.


Brewers Walk Off After Alfaro's 9th Inning, Game-Tying, Pinch Hit HR

5/12/19: Game 33
PHI (15-18) at MIL (16-19), L 7-6
W: Knebel (1-4, 4.80) L: Treinen (0-2, 3.07) SV: N/A

PHI Lineup:
Crawford 6
Donaldson 5
Herrera 8
Williams 9
Santana 3
Hoskins 7
Knapp 2
Kingery 4
De Los Santos 1

MIL Lineup:
Villar 4 - 3 for 5, 1 RBI
Cain 9
Yelich 7
Shaw 3
Phillips
Freese 5
Lowrie 6
Pina 2
Anderson 1

In the wake of a miraculous PH 3-run HR by Jorge Alfaro, the Phillies couldn't quite complete the comeback, with the Brewers walking off in the bottom of the 9th. The Brewers jumped on Enyel De Los Santos in his MLB debut, scoring 3 runs in the 1st on a bases-clearing triple by Brett Phillips to take a 3-0 lead. Down 6-2 heading into the 8th, the Phillies began to claw their way back with an RBI double by Nick Williams to make it 6-3. However, the Phillies got another chance in the 9th with Jorge Alfaro set to pinch-hit for the pitcher. With 2 on and 1 out, Alfaro belted a fastball from Brewers' closer Corey Knebel to tie the game at 6. The Brewers didn't let that get them down, however, and they won in the bottom of the 9th on a walk-off RBI single by Jonathan Villar, preventing the Phillies from earning the sweep in Milwaukee. The Phillies will head to St. Louis next for a rematch from Opening Day.